RE: 56K / X2 PRICING

Jeff Binkley ( jeff.binkley@asacomp.com )
Sat, 21 Jun 1997 15:47:00 -0500

I'm no lawyer here but I'd have to question this statement. I can see
where a discussion which attempted to invoke a momopolistic price fixing
scheme ensued, it could be consider illegal but none of the palyers here
are in any type of monopolistic position that I know of to have this
happen. I don't see where a discussion of pricing is illegal. You can
buy books off of the shelf which recommend price structuring and such.

Jeff Binkley
ASA Network Computing

N>Be careful not to mention pricing. It IS a FEDERAL offense! This is
N>= too good of a list and Emerald is too good a company to have the =
N>overpowering Fed's calling them.

N>James A. Tucker

N>-----Original Message-----
N>From: Chuck Neville [SMTP:cneville@neville.net]
N>Sent: Monday, June 16, 1997 2:45 PM
N>To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
N>Subject: Re: 56K / X2 pricing

N>I agree with the tech support idea. No other industry gives unlimited
N>= tech
N>support forever.

N>Chuck

N>At 12:13 PM 6/16/97 -0700, you wrote:
N>>We would like to charge maybe a $10 premium per month... but our
N>>competitors aren't so we're locked. =20
N>>
N>>Another possibility. Why aren't we ALL (has to be ALL) giving 60
N>days >free support to a new signup and then charging $20 a call for
N>it. We = get
N>>people who want endless tech support over the long term,... because =
N>they
N>>"clean-up" their hard disk among other reasons. =20
N>>
N>>Tech support is a profit killer in this bus.
N>>
N>>

N>Thanks

N>Chuck Neville
N>http://www.neville.net

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